Jack Moria successfully defused Lian's awkward predicament, as the girls' attention had almost completely shifted to him.
Tauriel Hall had a way of drawing all the fire, even when she wasn't even there.
Catherine needed an answer from Jack Moria. As her supporter, Dora naturally stood by her side. Meanwhile, Sophie, Anna, and Nancy Stuart also wanted to know the reason Jack had chosen Tauriel.
With the exception of Sophie, almost everyone else hoped that Catherine was Lian's fiancée; that way, they wouldn't feel so much pressure.
"Catherine, it's not that you aren't good enough. This matter concerns a great secret, but I trust that for Lian's sake, none of you will ever breathe a word of it. The truth is, our Moria Clan in the Green Shade Territory has been afflicted by a terrible curse. Any child not born of a Witch is doomed to die young."
Jack Moria said regretfully, "Furthermore, if Lian doesn't have a child before he turns twenty, Misfortune will befall him."
